Department of Public Health, School of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Inquiry. 2022 Jan-Dec;59:469580221144398. doi: 10.1177/00469580221144398.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has had destructive influences on social and economic systems as well as many aspects of human life. In this study, we aimed to estimate the economic effects of COVID-19 at the individual and societal levels during a fiscal year. This cost of illness analysis was used to estimate the economic burden of COVID-19 in Iran. Data of the COVID-19 patients referred to the hospitals affiliated to Bushehr University of Medical Sciences in 2021 were collected through the Hospital Information System (HIS). The study methodology was based upon the human capital approach and bottom-up technique. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in 9711 confirmed hospital cases and 717 deaths in Bushehr province during the study period. The direct and indirect costs were estimated to be $1446.06 and $3081.44 per patient. The economic burden for the province and country was estimated to be $43.97 and $2680.88 million. The results showed that the economic burden of this disease particularly premature death costs is remarkably high. Therefore, in order to increase the resiliency of the health system and the stability in service delivery, preventive-oriented strategies have to be more seriously considered by policymakers.
COVID-19 的爆发对社会和经济系统以及人类生活的许多方面都产生了破坏性的影响。在这项研究中，我们旨在估计 COVID-19 在一个财政年度对个人和社会层面的经济影响。本疾病成本分析用于估计伊朗 COVID-19 的经济负担。2021 年，通过医院信息系统（HIS）收集了布希尔大学医学科学附属医院收治的 COVID-19 患者的数据。该研究方法基于人力资本方法和自下而上的技术。在研究期间，COVID-19 大流行导致布什尔省有 9711 例确诊住院病例和 717 例死亡。估计每位患者的直接和间接成本分别为 1446.06 美元和 3081.44 美元。估计该省和国家的经济负担分别为 43.97 亿美元和 2680.88 亿美元。结果表明，这种疾病的经济负担，特别是过早死亡的成本非常高。因此，为了提高卫生系统的弹性和服务提供的稳定性，政策制定者必须更认真地考虑以预防为导向的策略。
